Financial Review: INLIF (NASDAQ:INLF) vs. Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW)

INLIF (NASDAQ:INLF) and Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares INLIF and Illinois Tool Works”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
INLIF	$14.52 million	1.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
Illinois Tool Works	$15.90 billion	4.70	$3.49 billion	$11.72	21.73

Illinois Tool Works has higher revenue and earnings than INLIF.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for INLIF and Illinois Tool Works, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
INLIF	0	0	0	0	0.00
Illinois Tool Works	2	6	2	1	2.18

Illinois Tool Works has a consensus target price of $269.10, suggesting a potential upside of 5.65%. Given Illinois Tool Works’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Illinois Tool Works is more favorable than INLIF.

Profitability

This table compares INLIF and Illinois Tool Works’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
INLIF	N/A	N/A	N/A
Illinois Tool Works	21.94%	95.39%	19.49%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.8% of Illinois Tool Works shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Illinois Tool Works shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Illinois Tool Works beats INLIF on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About INLIF

INLIF Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the development of injection molding machine-dedicated manipulator arms. Its products include: Three-axis robot, Five-axis robot and bull head type manipulator. The company was founded on January 4, 2023 and is headquartered in Quanzhou, China.

About Illinois Tool Works

Illinois Tool Works Inc. manufactures and sells industrial products and equipment in the United States and internationally. It operates through seven segments: Automotive OEM; Food Equipment; Test & Measurement and Electronics; Welding; Polymers & Fluids; Construction Products; and Specialty Products. The Automotive OEM segment offers plastic and metal components, fasteners, and assemblies for automobiles, light trucks, and other industrial uses. The Food Equipment segment provides warewashing, refrigeration, cooking, and food processing equipment; kitchen exhaust, ventilation, and pollution control systems; and food equipment maintenance and repair services. The Test & Measurement and Electronics segment produces and sells equipment, consumables, and related software for testing and measuring of materials and structures, as well as equipment and consumables used in the production of electronic subassemblies and microelectronics. The Welding segment produces arc welding equipment; and metal arc welding consumables and related accessories. The Polymers & Fluids segment produces adhesives, sealants, lubrication and cutting fluids, and fluids and polymers for auto aftermarket maintenance and appearance. The Construction Products segment offers engineered fastening systems and solutions for the residential construction, renovation/remodel, and commercial construction markets. The Specialty Products segment provides beverage packaging equipment and consumables, product coding and marking equipment and consumables, and appliance components and fasteners. It serves the automotive OEM and tiers, MRO, commercial food equipment, construction, general industrial, industrial capital goods, consumer durables, automotive aftermarket end, and other markets. The company distributes its products directly to industrial manufacturers, as well as through independent distributors. Illinois Tool Works Inc. was founded in 1912 and is based in Glenview, Illinois.